Bracelet



July 10, 1928.

J. A. PAVYETTE v BRACELET Filed April 9, 1927 m A WWW J0 A TTORNEYS.

' [UNITED STATES we:

Patented July 19, 1928.

teatime I JOSEPH A. FAYETTE, or ATTLniaono; MAssAoHusETTs; AssreNon Tos. o. rena? COMPANY, or ATTLnBoRo, MASSACHUSETTS; A CORPORATION or;ivnssnonus'nTTs.v

B ACELET? I Application filed 'April 9,

This inventionrelates to abraceletof the with the minimum amount Afurther object of flexible extension type; and hasior its object toprovide in such a bracelet connected units each composed ofguide andslide'links of an improved construction-which maybe quickly manufacturedand easily assembled of stock for the required strength; y a I theinvention :is to provide a guide link having sidewalls with a connectingcross barat one endonly, the

opposite ends being secured against separating movement by means'engaging =l a spring which is guided between the slde walls.

" A still furtheraobject (if the invention is movement betweenthe'double thickness of invention consists "of certain novel features 1I Figure; 11 is'a side elevation illustrating the stock forming the endwall of the slide link. y Y T With these and other'obje cts in view, the

of construction as will be more fullyi'de g .nates a guide link formedOff-Side walls'll.

each having inwardly extending flanges 12 i. v

scribed; and particularly-pointed out in the appended claims. I P 1 Inthe accompanyingdrawings:

Figure 1 is a perspectlve 'VIGW' with portions broken away showing'twounits of the Figure 4 bracelet extended and connected togethenf iFigure? isaperspectiveyiew of the guide link.

- Figure 3 is a sectional view of the guide link with. a springmountedtherein.

is a perspective view ofthe slide Figure 5 is" a central sectional viewon Figure 7 is an end view thereof, Figure 8 is a central sectional viewof two units connectedtogether; Figure 9 is a sectional vieW on line 9-9of FigurelO, v T

Figure l0 is a sectional view at right angles to that shown in Figure 8.I

the manner of'dist orti'ng the'slide link in detaching the guide linktherefrom. It is found desirable in the manufacturing roan-serial No.182,291

of' fiexible bracelets :to I provide "a I series. of

units'which maybe detachably connected be easily and quickly formed withthe minitogether and of a construction which may mum: amount of stockconsistent with strength to resist" the strains inI'ordinary us g and inder to Provide a'bracelet; a

having these qualities, Ihave' formed a "guide link having channelshaped side walls connected at one end only by a crossbar iand providedwith a spring substantially-rectangularr in cross section to fit a'n'dbe guided in the channelsof the side walls with fingers v on the i:'reeends of theside walls, bent into 3 i the spring to retain the same inposition and a at the same time prevent 'a separating movemerit of theunconnected ends of'the channeled wa'lls'and'l have connected theseguide vlinks together by slide links each having an end wall of double,thickness through which the'crossbarflofjthe guide link may be passed byresilient flexing of the slide link to detachably connect the unitstogether tageous resultszinaybe accomplished: With reference tothedrawings, 10'Idesigforming the same channel shape 1n cross section andconnected by a cross bar 13 at one end "only. :Within this guide-link 10there is slidably mountedbetween the edges of the flanges 12 a slidelink 14 which is suband the following isa detailed description of oneconstruction by which these advan- Figure l, with'the lip l7\lyingin the'dein the rearwa'll 20 of. the slide link so that the lip may bedisposed in substantially the same plane asthe rear, wall to maketheback even in appearance The slide link1 45is prevented from'dispression-lSforniedby an offset, porti0n"1 9 i having right angularly'bent corner portions '22 to form the same substantially rectangularincross section tofit snugly within'the channels 23 of the oppositeisidewalls to be guidedtherein. Fingers 2e are "provided on theunconnected'*endsof thejj'side walls 11 of the guide link and are foldedinto the spring 21, as illustrated in Figure 3, to

retain the spring in the guide link and at the same time these fingershold the unconnected ends of the guide link from separating vorspreading. When the bracelet is expanded the wall of the slide linkbrings up'against the spring 21, as illus- I 3 press them to contractedposition, and

trated in Figure 10, to limit its expanding movement. I

By providing a spring of the extreme The slide link is disconnected-fromthe guide link by first swinging the guide link up atsubstantially aright angle, bringing its cross bar13 up into position to slide past theupturned 'end portion 16 then to swing-forwardly to pry openfo'rseparate the I .double walls'and then to slide down and out past the lip17 all as. will be apparent from Figures 8-and 11, the reverse operationbeing followed for the attachment of the units one to'theother. r

widthot the guide link, the same not only serves to guide and preventdisplacement of the slide link therein but also being of the largestsize possible :for the-unit in which it is mounted serves". to betterresist the strains of intermittent expansion" and contraction of 'thebracelet and retain its resiliency agre'ater length of-tim'ethan Jwhereaospring of smaller'diameteris used.

. From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a braceletwhich has many advantages and .j1s of simple constructlon to be easilyand quickly operated. l p I c z Tlie'foregoing description is directedsolely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it tobeunderstood that Ireserve the privilege-of resorting to' all themechanical v changes to which-the. device is susceptible,

by the'terms ofthe appended claims. 1'

the invention being defined and limited only "I claim: r- 1.-A braceletchaln comprismg a series of units connected together, each. comprising aua-shaped guide link and a connecting slide link, a spring guided bysaid walls and'act- .i-ng between said links to press'themto convtracted P.0S1L310l'l, and means engaging the spring for holdingitbetween the side arms of the U linkand also preventing the free endsofthe arms from separating.

*2; A bracelet chain comprising a series of 'unitstconnected' together,each comprising a U-shaped guide linkand aconneCtingsli'de link, saidguide link having 'oppo'sitely"dis-- posed channel shaped side wallswith a cross bar connecting one endo'nly, a springactring between saidlinks [of ,a width. to ,ex-

' tend into the channels of said opposite walls tobe guided thereby,andmeans at the unconnected ends ofsaid walls toneng'age the spring andretain it within said channel it channelwalls from spreading.

walls and also prevent the 'free ends of the over the top of the innerone to be fingers on the unconnected ends of said walls folded intosaidspring to retain the spring in position and at the same time preventsaid walls from spreading outwardly.

4. A bracelet chain comprising a series of units connected together,each comprising a guide link and a connecting slide link, said guidelink having oppositely disposed channel shaped side wallswith across barconnectingone end only, a spring-acting between said links of a width'toextend into i the channels of'said opposite walls to be guided'thereby,and fingerson the unconnected ends of'said-walls folded'intosaid springto retain the spring inposition andat the same time, prevent said Wallsfrom spreading outwardly.

5. A braceletchain comprising a series of units connected together,,each comprismg a A guide link having channel shaped side Walls anglesto the walls, a spring folded to have right angularly disposed portionsand substantially rectangular in cross section to fit and extendbet'weensaid channel walls and .be guided thereby, a slide linkflof a widthsubstantially the width between the channel flanges and slidabletherebetweenand guided with flanges extending at substantiallyfright Yagainst displacement from between said flanges by said spring.

6. A braceletchain comprising a series of units connected together, eachcomprising a guide link having trough shaped side walls, a spring foldedto substantially fit the shape of the trough and of a width to extendinto and between the troughs-and be guided -thereby, and aslide linkguided in its sliding movement by the edges of the troughshapedsidewalls and prevented from displacement between the edges byvsaid spring.7. A bracelet chain comprising a series of units connected together,each comprising a guide link having a cross bar at oneendand band shapedslide link slidable relative =theret0 with portions overlapping to Stormtwo parallel substantially" contiguous end walls; said slide link beingresilient to permit it to be distorted and allow the cross bar to bemoved between the parallel walls connected to or disconnected therefrom.I

8. A bracelet chain comprising aseries of units connected together, eachcomprising a guide, link having-a cross bar at oneend and a band-shapedslide link slidable relative thereto with portions overlapping andforming an end wall of double thickness of the next guide link to bedetachably con with a lip extending along the rear wall, the nectedthereto by movement between said portion of the rear wall over which thelip double thickness of end Wall andsbetween 10 4 extends being inwardlyoffset to permit the said lip and offset portion. I 5 lip to lie insubstantially the same plane In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

with the rear wall, said slide link being sufficiently resilient topermit the cross bar JOSEPH A. FAYETTE.

